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Old 09-28-2013, 10:15 PM   #90
DouglasCole
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Default Re: So I dropped my sword... how do I pick it up (in combat)

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Originally Posted by mirioki View Post
Slightly related question.

So I dropped my sword and I kneel down so I can pick it up.
My enemy decides not to let me do that and kicks my weapon away.

How do I resolve how far it gets kicked if let's say it's a longsword that was kicked by someone with 10 ST.
I'd say kicking like that with one leg, no run up, would be basically like ST 6 (20% boost on ST for the legs, but halved for one leg). That's Basic Lift of 7.2 lbs. A sword out of its scabbard is going to be 2 or 3 lbs. That's 0.28 to about 0.41 weight ratio (p. B355). That's more or less "goes about ST yards away," but in this case ST 6.

So about five or six yards.
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